This occupation is discovered within the utilities sector, in clear water and waste water industries. Water community operatives sometimes work in solely one of many water industries, though some multi-utility staff may match throughout each. They work for utility homeowners, operators or contractors, ranging in dimension from small to massive firms.
This can be a core and choices apprenticeship customary. Apprentices might want to full the core and one choice:
1. Clear water community operative.
2. Waste water community operative.
The broad objective of the occupation is to assemble, keep and restore water community infrastructure, to offer a dependable provide/service to home, industrial and industrial customers. Clear water infrastructure contains mains pipes, water provide pipes, cease faucets, hearth hydrants and sluice valves for clear water operations; and in waste water operations: drains and sewers, chambers, interceptors, circulation management gadgets and storage tanks. In each occupations the work is each deliberate – development and upkeep, and reactive – repairs and emergencies. They guarantee the location is protected for work, which can embrace visitors administration and management, full website excavation and restore the location to a protected situation. They use a spread of powered gear and hand instruments, for instance diggers.
Relying on the work required, they could spend the day at one website or work throughout quite a few websites. Work places might embrace new construct websites, public highways or home properties. They’re required to work in all climate circumstances. They might must work shifts, standby and unsociable hours.
Of their day by day work, an worker on this occupation interacts with colleagues, akin to managers, community technicians and engineers, supply drivers, reinstatement groups and administration employees. They often work in a small group – sometimes with one or two different operatives, liable for their very own work, reporting to managers however not underneath direct supervision. On a website they could additionally work together with website brokers and different trades. They are going to talk with purchasers/prospects relating to work that’s being undertaken and in some conditions most people. They might additionally liaise with personnel from statutory authorities, such because the Highways Authority, native authorities and the Surroundings Company. When working in emergency conditions, they could liaise with emergency providers personnel.
An worker on this occupation shall be liable for finishing work to the required customary, following procedures and making certain Well being & Security and regulatory compliance, for instance with the Consuming Water Inspectorate, The Water Companies Regulation Authority (OFWAT) and Surroundings Company and so forth; failure to take action may have critical penalties for self, public well being and the setting. Recording and reporting on work accomplished is a crucial a part of the job, which can embrace completion of paperwork or computerised data, drawings and offering website pictures. They’re anticipated to current knowledgeable picture of the corporate. They’re liable for making certain their instruments and gear are match to be used, appropriately saved and maintained. Relying on their degree of expertise, they could be liable for main the group.
Water community operatives have to be certified and on the Avenue Works Register. Sometimes, a driving license shall be required as they could be anticipated to drive to their administrative center, utilizing an organization automobile. As well as, clear water community operatives should maintain a Water Hygiene Card. Some water community operatives might require a CSCS (Building Abilities Certification Scheme) Card and/or SHEA (Security, Well being and Environmental Consciousness) Fuel Passport Card.
Mains layer
Restore and upkeep operative
Service layer
Utility operative
Water operative
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Information
K1: Well being and security observe: threat assessments and protected techniques of labor, permits to work, working in confined areas, private protecting gear (PPE), guide dealing with.
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K2: Well being and security laws and procedures: Well being and Security at Work Act 1974, New Roads and Avenue Works Act 1991, Working at Heights, Provision and Use of Work Tools Laws (PUWER), Management of Substances Hazardous to Well being (COSHH), Lifting Operations Lifting Tools Laws (LOLER), first support, hearth security. Varieties and makes use of of asbestos and the place they could come into contact; protected work practices, management measures, and protecting gear wanted to undertake asbestos mains work.
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K3: Environmental necessities; Surroundings Safety Act 1990.
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K4: Rules and processes that underpin the situation of utility community property; well being and security steerage on avoiding harm to underground utility providers.
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K5: Checks and operational necessities for generally used utility community operations gear and instruments: utility location gear/instruments, pneumatic gun, hand/energy instruments – energy disc cutter, chain noticed, drills.
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K6: Earlier than/after use checks, upkeep and storage necessities for generally used utility community operations gear and instruments: utility location gear/instruments, pneumatic gun, hand/energy instruments – energy disc cutter, chain noticed, drills.
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K7: Rules of visitors administration and management.
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K8: Excavation methods: open minimize, moling, vacuum extraction; and trench assist methods: proprietary techniques, sheeting and mechanical.
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K9: Emergency providers, Highways authorities, Surroundings Company; who they’re, what they do; escalation procedures.
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K10: Trade construction and regulatory necessities; Consuming Water Inspectorate, The Water Companies Regulation Authority (OFWAT), regulatory surveys.
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K11: Reporting channels; limits of authority.
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K12: Communication methods – written, verbal; customer support methods.
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K13: Equality & variety issues within the office.
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K14: Procedures for the development and connection of unpolluted water community property (mains and providers).
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K15: Procedures for the restore of mains clear water community property.
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K16: Procedures for clear water community emergencies.
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K17: Penalties of flooding and air pollution, on folks and the setting.
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K18: Clear water community operative. Rules of taking water samples.
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K19: Procedures for the development and connection of waste water community property (mains and providers).
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K20: Procedures for repairs in waste water: mechanical and patches (sizzling, chilly and ultraviolet).
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K21: Procedures for coping with emergencies, inside contamination flooding (DG5), air pollution (Class 1-4).
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K22: Penalties of waste water flooding and air pollution, on folks and the setting.
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K23: Decontamination dangers and mitigations; organic hazards.
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Abilities
S1: Determine hazards and implement controls to cut back dangers; adjust to technique statements.
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S2: Interpret work directions/engineering directions and decide actions.
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S3: Determine and organise sources to undertake actions.
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S4: Adjust to office well being, security & environmental coverage and observe; use of Private Protecting Tools (PPE) and security gear.
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S5: Verify signing, lighting and guarding; deal with points if required.
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S6: Dig holes for utility community providers.
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S7: Monitor and keep website circumstances; good housekeeping.
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S8: Determine, find and keep away from utility provide equipment and sub-structures.
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S9: Choose, examine and function gear and instruments; report faults if required.
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S10: Preserve and retailer gear and instruments, for instance cost batteries, clear gear, grease machines, re-fuel.
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S11: Talk with colleagues and/or stakeholders, for instance, statutory companies and members of the general public, prospects.
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S12: Use respiratory equipment.
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S13: Use gasoline detection gear.
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S14: Perform trench set up for instance, sheeting, light-weight and proprietary techniques.
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S15: File info, for instance job experiences, time sheets.
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S16: Backfill and reinstate highway and/or pavement surfaces after water community development/restore.
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S17: Perform squeeze off actions to scrub water providers (Clear water).
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S18: Be part of supplies by electro-fusion.
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S19: Be part of supplies by butt fusion processes.
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S20: Be part of supplies by mechanical means on clear water providers, for instance encapsulation, straight, ferrule, flange connections.
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S21: Clear water. Drill and faucet clear water providers.
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S22: Set up water provide providers.
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S23: Conduct disinfection procedures for clear water mains and providers.
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S24: Conduct repairs to scrub water asbestos mains .
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S25: Conduct strain and soundness (integrity of pipework) testing to scrub water providers.
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S26: Use circulation and line stopping procedures.
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S27: Restore water community gear, for instance hydrants, values, boundary containers.
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S28: Clear water community operative. Use pumps and dewatering gear.
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S29: Apply clear water community emergency procedures.
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S30: Be part of supplies by versatile seals on waste water providers.
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S31: Set up waste water provide providers.
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S32: Put together pipework for lining.
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S33: Put together for rodding actions for instance, get away concrete or manhole level.
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S34: Conduct repairs on waste water asbestos pipes.
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S35: Restore and keep pressurised pipes on rising mains.
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S36: Use mitigation strategies to take care of circulation on waste water networks circulation, for instance stopping or diverting.
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S37: Use pumps and dewatering gear to mitigate and keep circulation within the community.
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S38: Apply waste water community emergency procedures.
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S39: Apply remedy in place patches.
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S40: Decontaminate gear, tooling and PPE.
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Behaviours
B1: Prioritises well being, security and setting when enterprise work.
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B2: Adaptable, for instance keen to just accept altering priorities and dealing necessities.
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B3: Staff participant, for instance retains others knowledgeable, recognises private {and professional} limitations and seeks recommendation when vital, takes account of equality and variety in interactions.
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B4: Skilled, for instance wears work apparel in line with firm necessities, well mannered and courteous, maintains safety of enterprise particular and private information.
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B5: Self-motivated, for instance manages personal time successfully, takes duty to finish the job.
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B6: Satisfaction in work, for instance works to agreed high quality targets and requirements.
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B7: Dedicated to continued skilled improvement.
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